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Superintendent Ehren Jarrett is working from home as a precaution.
"School staff and students are doing an outstanding job keeping each other safe."
The U.S. Department of Education recognized The Gifted Academy at Thurgood Marshall School as a National Blue Ribbon School for 2020.
Smoke in the cafeteria triggered the alarm Monday morning; all students and staff were evacuated and remained safe.
The Nutrition Services team will provide meals to RPS 205 students participating in remote and hybrid instruction this fall.
RPS 205 delayed the original Sept. 2 start date due to technological difficulties.
The department webpage contains options for the school year.
Rockford Public Schools will accept nominations for the Fine Arts Hall of Fame through Oct. 31.
School staff are connecting with families this week to either verify or update their choice because they did not complete the survey.
Parents must make the choice between full-time remote instruction or in-person instruction for the upcoming school year.
Parents, guardians and students are required to bring a student ID to receive a device.
"Registration is not complete until your child has completed required examinations, immunizations and health screenings."
Families can choose to return to in-person instruction or full-time remote learning.
Registration packets for students entering first through 12th grades in the 2020-21 school year are due this week.
"Unfortunately the 50-person limit will not allow us to host the senior prom events we had hoped for our students."
RPS 205 teachers and students will comply with all Illinois Secretary of State and Illinois Department of Public Health guidelines.
"We've updated our enrollment process because of restrictions from COVID-19."
The RPS 205 Nutrition Services team will provide meals on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. through August 18.
The RPS 205 Nutrition Services team will provide meals to students on Mondays and Thursdays from 9-10:15 a.m.
The district will mail registration packets to all elementary families in mid-June.
Summer programs this year are free and open to all RPS 205 students.
The school system is making plans for students to safely retrieve items from lockers, return computers and celebrate seniors late this year.
"Our remote learning plans outline what is expected on a daily or weekly basis from our students, teachers, school staff and families."
"Teachers will not assign long-term, time-consuming tasks without clear direction, learning goals and consistent feedback."
Distributions will continue this week; stay tuned for updates. Families can expect to receive meals for as many as four children per day.
RPS 205 Employees will continue to be paid and receive their normal compensation and benefits through the closure.
"Our Nutrition Services team will provide meals to students from 9-9:45 a.m. Monday, March 23, through Monday, March 30."
Please check your Peachjar account for at-home learning resources to use through March 30 during our mandated school closure.
"Our Nutrition Services team will provide meals to students from 9-9:45 a.m. Monday, March 23, through Monday, March 30."
Follow this link for a list of resources for families from the Family & Community Engagement team during the COVID-19 school closure.
As of today, RPS 205 is scheduled to reopen on Tuesday, March 31, based on orders from Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
We learned today of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's announcement to close schools through Monday, March 30, with a possible extension.
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